Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index

Ch. 1. What is the Information Highway? The information highway: an overview / Philip Elmer-DeWitt -- The myths of the information highway / Laurent Belsie -- A critical look at the internet / Chris O'Malley -- A revolution in multimedia communications / John S. Mayo -- A revolution in television / Shelly Schwab -- Ch. 2. How should the information highway be developed? Development of the information highway: an overview / Amy Bruckman et al., interviewed by Herb Brody -- The Federal Government should expedite the information highway / Rick Boucher -- The information highway should serve public interests over commerce / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops -- The private sector alone should build the information highway / Willaim F. Jasper -- The information highway should develop according to consumer demand / Walter G. Bolter -- Ch. 3. Will the information highway benefit society? The impact of the information highway: an overview / Andrew Kupfer -- Yes, the information highway can benefit society: A global information infrastructure can benefit the world / Al Gore -- Internet bulletin boards create a sense of community / Evan Schwartz -- The information highway can promote environmental networking / Mickey Mercier -- The information highway can benefit blacks / Alison Gardy -- The information highway benefits rural areas / Bill Richards -- Virtual reality can help disabled persons / William Kelly and Patrick Kinsella -- No, the information highway may not benefit society: The information highway may not benefit society / Reed Karaim -- The information highway will not connect most of the world's people / Leonard Marks -- Corporate control of the information highway threatens the public interest / Herbert I. Schiller -- The information highway may harm the environment / James H. Snider -- The information highway may not benefit minorities / Libero Della Piana -- Computers occupy too much of children's time / Nathan Cobb -- Ch. 4. Should computer content be regulated? Regulating computer content: an overview / Charles S. Clark -- Yes, computer content should be regulated: Objectionable computer content should be labeled, not censored / Esther Dyson -- Government should not censor the internet / Nat Hentoff -- Prosecutors should not excessively target pornography / Bruce Sterling -- A government computer encryption system would threaten civil liberties / SHari Steele and Danile J. Weitzner -- Computer technology can filter out objectionable material / Walter S. Baer

Includes what the information highway is, and how it should be developed. Will it benefit society?, and should it be regulated

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